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Pulmonary Artery

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contains oxygen POOR blood

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Pulmonary Veins

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contains oxygen RICH blood

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HEMOGLOBIN

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component in the blood that carries oxygen from lungs to the rest of the body

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BILE

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liquid that emulsifies lipids during digestion

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RENAL ARTERIES

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branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys

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CUTANEOUS VASOCONSTRICTION

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provides a practical means of warming the body via integumental thermoregulation

decrease in diameter of blood vessels in dermis that reduces blood flow thru skin

minimizes heat loss from blood thru skin

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TENSING OF ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLES

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generates heat and causes hair to stand

minimum warming effects on humans vs other animals

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Acetylcholine in neuromuscular junctions

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binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma which results in opening of sodium channels

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according to sliding filament theory, which ion binds with troponin on the actin myofilaments, causing myosin-bonding sites to be exposed?

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CALCIUM

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which cell types can differentiate to become several other types of cells

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STEM CELLS

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macromolecule group that contains enzymes

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proteins

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how does genetic info result in linking a particular sequence of amino acif to make protein?

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DNA seves as template for production of messenger RNA

transfer RNA molecules serves as a bridge bewteen mRNA and amino acids

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MONOHYBRID CROSS

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cross between parents heterozygous for one specific gene

ex) if both parents are heterozygous for flower color, then offsprings have a predictable phenotype 3:1

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In a redox rxn, the species that loses an electron is ______ and the species that gains an electron is ______

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species that loses electron is OXIDIZED

species that gains an electron is REDUCED

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process that occurs during TUBULAR REABSORPTION

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useful materials move from filtrate back into bloodstream

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what is the result of a deficit in the productionof thyrotropin-releasing hormone?

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thyroid gland doesnt produce enough of its primary hormone

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THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE

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triggers the production of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK

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stimulates glandular secretions to continue to increase, temporarily pushing levels further out of homeostasis

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what would cause a human zygote with 47 chromosomes instead of typical 46?

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Chromosomes do not separate properly during MEISOS

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MEISOS

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occurs during gamete production to divide number of chromosomes

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HYPOCALCEMIA

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deficit in plasma calcium

can be caused when mineral resorption is prevented

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BRONCHIOLES

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small passages inthe lungs that connect bronchi to alveoli (air sacs located in the lungs)

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which hormone inhibits osteoblasts and stimulates osteoclasts to increase blood calcium levels?

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parathyroid hormone

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internal aspects of INNATE IMMUNITY

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inflammation, production of interferons, ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are nonspecific cellular responses

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results from the blockage of blood flow to cardiac muscle tissue
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (a heart attack) occurs when cardiac muscle dies as a result of blood flow blockage
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link between damaged villi and malnutrition
damaged villi decreases the nutrient absorbing surface area in gastrointestinal tract
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MOTOR NEURONS
carry efferent impulse frim central nervous system to muscles
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SENSORY NEURONS
carry afferent impulse from muscles to central nervous system
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which glands has exocrine function and aids in regulation of blood glucose?
PANCREAS gland that has exocrine function in digestive system and endocrine gland in relation to blood glucose regulation
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which bone cells perform mineral resorption
OSTEOCLATS
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where is yellow bone marrow located?
MEDULLARY CAVITY space inside long bones that contains yellow bone marrow
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what causes low lung compliance as a result of elastic lung tissue destruction?
EMPHYSEMA causes increased residual volume bc of destruction of elastic lung tissue greater lung expansion but reduced recoil
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SALTATORY CONDUCTION
action potential jumps from node to node on a myelinated axon
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what best describes the result of MITOSIS
new body cells that replace damaged body cells
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characteristic of a graph displaying the physical states of substance under varying temp and pressure?
PHASE DIAGRAM has temp and pressure on its axes used to predic states of substance
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which compound is formed when a rxn between an acid and base results in acid's hydrogen being replaced by a cation?
Salt
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failure of lower esophageal sphincter to close could result in ____
gastric reflux
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organ responsible for bacteria for producing vitamins, absorption of water and nutrients, storage of feces
LARGE INTESTINES
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what does pancreatic juice do?
emulsifies fat
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organ that secretes amylase for starch digestion
PANCREAS
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organ secretes bile for fat emulsification
GALL BLADDER
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organ secretes pepsinogen for protein digestion
STOMACH
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organ produces (not secretes) bile for emulsification of fats
LIVER
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which organ has both endocrine and digestive functions?
PANCREAS endocrine (insulin, glucagon) digestion (pancreatic juice)
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inability of the pyloric sphincter to open would prevent _____-
food from entering the duodenum
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protein digestion begins in the ______ and ends in the ______
stomach / small intestine
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cell type responsible for production of soluble antibodies
B-cells
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glands primarily supplies hair shafts and skin with oily secretion
SEBACEOUS GLANDS
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primary gland that produces sweat and scent
APOCRINE GLANDS
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glands that is distributed across the surface of skin and produce salty sweat
ECCRINE GLANDS
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which tissue connects 2 bones together
LIGAMENTS
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which tissue connects muscle to bones
TENDONS
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SESAMOID BONES
bones that form in response to stress
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cell type that provides waterproofing function for outer layer of skin
KERATYNOCYTE
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pigment found in lowest layer of epidermis - the basal layer
MELANOCYTES
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dendritic cells of immune system found in lower layer of epidermis process materials that enter thru skin
LAANGERHANS CELLS
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integumentary cells that work as mechanoreceptors and sense touch and receptors and sense touch and pressure
MERKEL CELLS
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produces progesterone to prepare the uterus for pregnancy
CORPUS LUTEUM remnant of the graafian follicle
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gland that produce cortisol and stress hormones
ADRENAL GLAND
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gland that secretes hormones that control other glands
PITUITARY GLAND
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gland that is primary producer of insulin
PANCREAS
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person is frightened. what occurs next?
liver cells release glucose into the blood stream.
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where does protein breakdown begin in the human body?
STOMACH in which proteinasis is produced
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where does carb breakdown begin?
MOUTH
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bands in muscle sarcomere are formed by ACTIN and which other protein?
MYOSIN contains heads that contact actin and pull actin fibers together
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what is the function of lymph nodes in mammals?
filter debris, lymphocytes, and pathogens from intracellular fluid
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to upper limbs
SUBCLAVIAN artery
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artery that supplies oxygenated flood to sex organs
GONADAL ARTERY
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the head
COMMON CAROTID ARTERY
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to lower limbs
FEMORAL ARTERY
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state composed of particles condensed into a small space and having vibrational but no translational motion
SOLID
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connects vein to arteries
CAPILLARIES
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connects kidney to bladder
URETERS
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connects bladder to outside
URETHRA
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voice box
LARYNX

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